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WHO urges stricter measures as Belarus virus cases surge

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Belarus on Saturday reported 2,226 cases of infection and 23 fatalities. The country's health minister said that hundreds of those cases were healthcare workers.

The World Health Organisation on Saturday warned Belarus that the coronavirus epidemic is on a"rapid increase", a sign its soft approach to containing the spread has not worked.

"Case counts have doubled about every two to three days, indicating the beginning of community transmission," he said during a press-conference in Minsk, warning that the situation"warrants new measures." "Laboratory testing confirms that 301 healthcare workers have been infected," minister Vladimir Karanik said at the joint conference.

He said the WHO is recommending increased"isolation measures", particularly postponing mass gatherings and sports events.

 

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